Day in Pictures, July 8, 2013

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By By Mike Moffitt

on July 8, 2013 10:30 AM

Photo: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP/Getty Images

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From the slime to the ridiculous: The massive algae bloom that has plagued the coast of
Qingdao, China, claims another victim.

From the slime to the ridiculous: The massive algae bloom that has plagued the coast of Qingdao, China, claims another victim.

Photo: Associated Press

From the slime to the ridiculous: The massive algae bloom that... Photo-4882932.65903 - Beaumont Enterprise

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The sketchy part of the zoo: Pickpockets have reportedly been operating out of the zoo in Amneville, France.

The sketchy part of the zoo: Pickpockets have reportedly been operating out of the zoo in Amneville, France.

Photo: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen, AFP/Getty Images

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The pinnacle of British television: The scene in which Colin Firth walks out of a lake in "Pride And Prejudice" - depicted by this statue in London's Hyde Park - has been named the most memorable moment in British TV
drama. less

The pinnacle of British television: The scene in which Colin Firth walks out of a lake in "Pride And Prejudice" - depicted by this statue in London's Hyde Park - has been named the most memorable moment in ... more

Photo: David Parry, Associated Press

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Stovepipe dreams: Holiday weekend festivities commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg included a Daniel Day Lewis look-alike contest.

Stovepipe dreams: Holiday weekend festivities commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg included a Daniel Day Lewis look-alike contest.

A demonstrator carries a flare during clashes between supporters of ousted president
Mohammed Morsi and anti-Morsi protesters near Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square.

A demonstrator carries a flare during clashes between supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi and anti-Morsi protesters near Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square.

Photo: Mohamed El-shahed, AFP/Getty Images

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In case you're watching, Mom: Two spectators with a sign in Dutch reading "Mama it is good here" chase after Nairo Alexander Quintana of Colombia, who picks up the pace climbing toward Ax 3 Domaines during the eighth stage of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees. less

In case you're watching, Mom: Two spectators with a sign in Dutch reading "Mama it is good here" chase after Nairo Alexander Quintana of Colombia, who picks up the pace climbing toward Ax 3 Domaines during the ... more

Wild horses actually could drag us away:Aloitadores struggle to subdue mustangs during the Rapa das bestas (Shearing of the beasts), a 400-year-old tradition in Sabucedo, Spain. Hundreds
of wild horses from the mountains are rounded up on the day before the festival, where they are trimmed and marked. less

Wild horses actually could drag us away:Aloitadores struggle to subdue mustangs during the Rapa das bestas (Shearing of the beasts), a 400-year-old tradition in Sabucedo, Spain. Hundreds of wild horses ... more

Hope you feel better: A very bundled Kutlwano Mereki, 5 months, offers get-well flowers for the ailing Nelson Mandela outside Mediclinic Heart
Hospital in Pretoria. The former president remained in critical but stable condition after
being diagnosed with a recurring lung infection, but the government says a report that he is
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Hope you feel better: A very bundled Kutlwano Mereki, 5 months, offers get-well flowers for the ailing Nelson Mandela outside Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria. The former president remained in critical ... more

A girl leaps over a campfire on Ivan Kupala Night, a
traditional Slavic holiday in Ukraine. During the celebration, which originated in pagan
times, teens plait wreaths, jump over fires and swim naked.

A girl leaps over a campfire on Ivan Kupala Night, a traditional Slavic holiday in Ukraine. During the celebration, which originated in pagan times, teens plait wreaths, jump over fires and swim naked.